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Personal info

Full name
WEAVER, Lamar J
Date of birth
4 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Limeport, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Limeport, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33616236
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Rhine Rhône Canal towards Neuf-Brisach, Alsace, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 12 35

Immediate family

Members
Arthur C. Weaver (father)
Edna E. Weaver (mother)
Charles B. Weaver (brother)
Helen M. Weaver (sister)

More information

Pvt Lamar J. Weaver attended Limport High School and was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Co.

He enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 7 August 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy